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Artist: Peter Bjorn And John Song: Big Black Coffin Album: Falling Out (2004) Tabbed by: Cambell Doyle E-mail: cambelldoyle@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard This is my first tab. I hope someone can get as much enjoyment out of this song as I have. Intro: e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse:
It's coming back the things you Emsaid to me, I'm hiding away from reaBmlity G
Denying myBmself all the beCtter parts Then you slip back and say don't tFake it hard
And then I find it hard to sEmleep at all Wishing I could give someone eBmlse a call G
Someone that's cBmloser, closer, cClose to me Forgetting someone might come Amover me
Do you know the bGar' Am The way to the bGar'
Chorus:
C But it's cGlear and bright now, Bm from the sFtatements to the liesC
From the bGig black coffin, Bm to the bFlack under your eyesC
But if lGife is complex, Bm Fwhy present a fake' C And when GI close my eyes, Bm FI still see this fEmace
GLooking upon me, Fstill upon me, Emstill...
e|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd Verse (same progression as first verse) No competition over ecstasy Find ebb and tide when you're confronting me I will admit all of my weaker parts But I shut up if you don't want my point My point of view to stand against your own But I don't need to be put down this way I'm going down this way, but you can stay Do you know the bar' Know the way to the bar' Chorus: But it's clear and bright now, from the statements to the lies From the big black coffin, to the black under your eyes But if life is complex, why present a fake' And when I close my eyes, I still see this face Looking upon me, still upon me, still... Em Bridge:
And it's bClack, because I Amknow it will never wGork for me And it's bClack, because I Amknow I don't want Gus to be
AEmnother opportunity, wasted by all of these, Loose-ends,"they don't know their own best" -friends
And "let's pretend"... Tab: Am Am G e|-------7p5------------7p5---------------------5p3-----3-3------------------| B|-------5--5-----------5--5--------------------3--3---3--3------------------| G|-------5---5----------5---5-------------------4---4-4---4------------------| X2 D|-------5--------------5---------------------- 5----5---5-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Am Am G e|-------7p5------------7p5---------------------5p3-----3-3------------------| B|-------5--5-----------5--5--------------------3--3---3--3------------------| G|-------5---5----------5---5-------------------4---4-4---4------------------| X2 D|-------5--------------5---------------------- 5----5---5-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "and it's clear and bright now, from the statments to the lies, from the big black coffin, to the black under your..." "Eyes" C Am G X2 Outro: "bah,bah,bah" C Am G Em Notes: The "tab" part is missing a few minor but intricate parts. I will try to figure these out in the future, or maybe someone else already has'. If you have any comments, questions or corrections, please feel free to email me.. Otherwise ENJOY This album is highly underrated!